This Wilton Cadet vise was heavily rusted but well worth the energy spent restoring it. One of my favorite restoration techniques for cast is to clean the rust with a wire wheel and finish it off with Rust Converter and a bit of oil.
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Yay, not fake rust :) (unlike some restore videos)
DodgyDave73 lol fake rust?
@@BradsWorkbench people intentionally leave new tools in the elements just so they can restore it
+Premium08 yup.. makes me sick.
@@TheGoodoftheLand can only control what you do, and you are doing it right!!
Do you have a link to such a video? I would like to see the difference. Thanks!
Lots of tappy tap tap in this restoration. Uncle Bumblefuk would be so proud.
The greatest vise since barnum & Bailey !!!!!! Lawrence of Arabia!!!!!!
This my kind of restoration. You did a great job. I like to halt deterioration, restore to perfect working order and display the item's age in it's patina. If I could offer one bit of advice: Use raw linseed oil instead of Lubriplate. It is a very slow drying oil which will protect yet not collect dust and crap like a wet oil will. Just wipe on with an oil dampened cloth you keep in a sealed mason jar. Wipe it back off with a clean dry cloth otherwise the oil will semi dry thick and tacky. I use this on all my exposed metal and wooden tools.
What you got! A vice to the stars!!!!!
Not anywhere beyond repair,just surface rust.👍🏻
This man truly works magic on old tools and equipment! You did that Wilton justice! I like watching vise restorations as much as I like doing them!
+Salvage Workshop Thanks Brother!
Well deserved! @@TheGoodoftheLand
Great video!!! Hand tool rescue will be proud. I seen the wrench!! LOL
Really good job! This vise can be given to one of your grandchildren and then they can give it to one of theirs!
i have one of these bolted to my workbench that was almost unused and still had a paper sticker on the jaw when i got it. it's painted orange. it works very well, and i love it.
Your videos make me want to go out and rehab a bunch of old tools My friend! Great job
I have a 4.5" Wilton combination bullet vise circa 1970 that I am currently restoring to functional use. It did not come with the swivel locks, if I remove the nuts and make swivel locks for it I really liked the use of acorn nuts on the locks. Also, one of the pipe jaws is missing which I think I can make one on my mill. Excellent video, thanks for posting.
As always ... your restorations are to what all others should strive for. Please keep the high quality videos coming, I look forward to them.
Hand Tool Rescue wrench!! Love!
"Remember Kids. Anything can be a hammer. And most things, a pry bar!" - ChuckE2009. Been a fan of Hand Tool Rescue for a while. Glad to see you use his adjustable wrench. Know he was down there last year at some point. Wish I could have drug my brother down there but 2018 really got in the way of doing anything fun. Nice work on that restoration, Justin. I'd have never thought to use a rust converter as a final finish. Very good idea. Might have to dig that bottle of Corroseal out that I have in the shed and actually use it. And i'd not have even thought to use the back of a hammer to texture the surface. You have skills, sir!
I freaking LOVE the restoration job on this. I am addicted to bench vises and I've seen many Wiltons restored, but the attention to detail and the awesome contrasting finish on the pieces set this one at the top for me. Awesome work Justin, as always!!
Came out great Justin. I like the way the copper jaws contrast the casting after the rust converter.
See for someone like me who started life out as an apprentice Blacksmith but unfortunately went on to Military Engineering/Earthmoving Plant this is pure therapy watching you work. Quality work my friend 👏🏼
Awesome job Justin.
This is the kind restoration that I like the most. I love this finish, kinda raw and used look at the same time clean and not shinny. Great work!
That's a beautiful old Wilton!
The man with the golden hands 👍
Love your restorations. I watched this one for the second time and enjoyed it as much as the first. Keep up the good work!
Very nice... Ready for another hundred years...
Great work ! SICK vise !!!!!!!!!!!!
Another quality video I never get tired watching your videos and seeing how things are done right Great job Brother
Can't beat a nice Wilton vise. Nice score and save. Cheers, Gary
Love vice restos almost as much as chainsaw restos. Great job sir!!!!
Wouldn't say it was the same one after you where done great job. Keep up the great videos
very well done, beautiful looking vice you've got there.
I’ve been collecting vises for over 40 years and while Wilton is not my favorite it’s still a descent vise. Glad to see yours is old enough to have solid feet. They really weakened them when they hollowed them out.
The finish reminds me of an old steam engine. Fantastic job!🇨🇦👍
That vice was good to go from the start! People worry too much
Yeah. The rust looked more like flash than severe. Like any vice on the back of a service truck.
It’s not the need to restore it, it’s the satisfaction you get from doing so. Also the video that you’re able to make when you do. ;)
Brilliant restoration. The finished product looks fantastic. Congratulations.
Very nice. Learned a couple of techniques to try on my next vice salvage. I use an e-tank or a bucket of lye to remove rust; same process for old cast iron pans. My only critique... not sure I would have went with acorn nuts on the swivel nut handles. It would have been easy to heat the ends of the new handles then swage them into a very original looking mushroom. Thanks for sharing! I love bringing old vices back to life. I have an old Charles Parker that is next up
love the restoration justin! cant wait to see more!!
You never disappoint us!!! Great resto and beautiful vice!!!
Good job. That's a great looking vise!!
Love your vids! It's outstanding how you bring new life to things.
You've made a beautiful job of that there Justin... Well done.. 👍 I must say, I quite like that vice...
Really enjoyed this one. Could we have some talking during the video, maybe explaining the history of the piece, how you came by it, where will it be used. Keep up the good work!
Damn! That oxide and oil finish looks BEAUTIFUL! I regret not doing that on the Yost I restored.
I've watched many good vice restoration videos. This one was great!
Well DONE brother! Love the fact you blued it
Beautiful work, beautiful piece!
Y love your restauration the old tools is fantastic good bless Roch Lachance St-Hubert Quebec Canada 🇨🇦
Cast metal is beautiful to me as it is. I get tired of seeing something like this excellent vise painted in half an inch of some gaudy color only to hide the metal beneath it. Excellent job man. I like how you roll.
Gorgeous vise
Dude...that turned out gorgeous!
It turned out great, awesome job!
Nicely done. I'm not sure I would have taken all the use markings off, though. The vise has a history, and that sort of removes it.
+Bill Seward I left some but wanted a cleaner look for this vice.
I was thinking the same . It gives it character.
Pink colour would be nice barbie would love it!!! Just gorgeous make a great paperweight!!
That turned out fantastic!
Beautiful workmanship my friend
Really like the brass jaws. Nice touch.
Turned out great...Well done !
Love your work.
Justin, that is awesome! Love the replacement toggle bars with the domed nuts, matches the locking nut nicely. And so glad you didn't paint it, or make it shine - you did a great job with the ball-pein hammer to recreate the casting finish, plus the copper jaws really set it off - well done! Your best one yet, I think.
+Tony Watson Thanks Tony!
@@TheGoodoftheLand Can you provide a link where I can acquire the replacement toggle bars with domed nuts?
I just realized I live a little over an hour away from the museum. I would love to stop by one day.
My bad, a little over two hours. A straight shot on I-20 though.
+Chopper505 we are here Thursday through Saturday. Come on over. It's worth the drive.
@@TheGoodoftheLand Sounds good, Thanks!
All these vises I seen everyone posting lately make me want one. My luck with modern vises hasn't been good.
Looks awesome now!!! Wishing I never scraped all the old ones I had when I was younger and stupid lol
Very nice restoration. It works like new Especially interesting was how you made the new jaw plates. I would love to have this vise in my shop. Thanks for saving this great vise. It's good for 100 years.
Love the finish on the vise.
Very good restoration bro 🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Wow. I really like the looks of that super simple finish technique and am looking around for the right tool restoration to try it on. You made a subscriber out of me.
Great restoration. I like how you used the rust converter to darker the cast iron. Looks great!
that WIlton looks AWESOME! well done!
+Ted Fry Thanks Ted!
Beautiful restoration!
I just acquire an old old Wilton No4 vice, I'm probably going to make a video like yours, got some good tips watching this video.. Thanks for the awesome channel...
Stunning restoration job
Well done!! I liked the soft jaw alteration. I have an old Wilton woodworkers vise my dad gave me way back (my only alteration was 1" oak jaws lol). Damn good vise. Keep up the good work!
Hey, Justin... if you get yourself a pneumatic needle scaler you can get the similar pitted surface texture in about 1% of the time.
Needle scalers are awesome tools
But then he wouldn’t get the tappy tap tap. 😁
@@Crewsy lmfao at ave tappy tap tap
Like the Navy uses.
@@danssmokintreasures I've put some miles on a needle gun while in the Navy
Not just a restoration, but an upgrade!
+The Tokyo Craftsman Thanks!
DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!!!! I have been going nuts trying to remember what model my dad had in his workshop!!! (I’m in my 50’s now, he had it before I was born, he was a mechanic) and I SWORE it was a bullet model. It wasn’t!!! It was exactly this one, the cadet! I tried like crazy searching it out through family to locate it so I can restore it. Unfortunately it was probably tossed for garbage at some point by someone without love for old tools. Beautiful job 👍
man you got sharp drill bits!! and i never seen a vise with copper jaws before..too cool!
Ya I need some of those bits! Check out the copper vise jaws made by Sixtyfiveford! His channel has all kinds of cool videos!
Copper is so that you don't scratch the thing that you are working on. Like a knife. If you are supper worried or your project is mostly finished you could use wood or even leather.
They make nice brass or copper overlays so you can keep the original steel jaws when you're not working soft or fragile metals
Looks great! I dig that finish.
Fantastic job!!
Beautiful restoration and cool vise.
Fantastic job sir!
Really enjoyed it.
You are f@#$ing brilliant! I just came up with threading the capnuts and then I saw your video. Those rods will rust again and giving the next owner or us the chance to remove with a wrench is genius! You used a lot of very agrresive tools. I love it!
I love this great job I need me a good ole vise
Great job!!!
God has blessed you with an INCREDIBLE gift! Thank you for sharing!
Very beautiful work!
brilliant work
refreshing! using his voice to speak to us=subscribe
Great job really enjoyed👍👍
I love the finish you did. Great job. I just looked for the Lubriplate you used. This stuff was listed at $300 for a 6 lb can. WOW!
Great job 👍
Wow awesome restoration!
Amazing job !! I bet it looks better now that it did when it was new.👍
Like brand spankin new Justin, well done sir!!🙂🙂👍
Amazing resto! 🤘
Nice Job !
Awesome job
solid metal give people tough and reliable feeling
Great video. Thanks
Excellent restoration.
That turned out nice